# [ref_impl_eiffel] [531] AWB-15: Similar to revisions 525 and 527, ARCHETYPE.invariants could never be empty if attached, so there was no point in ARCHETYPE_VALIDATOR.validate_basics checking this. **Category:** [Reference Implementation: Eiffel (archive)](https://discourse.openehr.org/c/reference-implementation-eiffel-archive/161) **Created:** 2008-02-22 11:39 UTC **Views:** 2 **Replies:** 0 **URL:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/ref-impl-eiffel-531-awb-15-similar-to-revisions-525-and-527-archetype-invariants-could-never-be-empty-if-attached-so-there-was-no-point-in-archetype-validator-validate-basics-checking-this/12815 --- ## Post #1 by @svn1 Revision: 531 Author: peter\.gummer Log Message: --- **Canonical:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/ref-impl-eiffel-531-awb-15-similar-to-revisions-525-and-527-archetype-invariants-could-never-be-empty-if-attached-so-there-was-no-point-in-archetype-validator-validate-basics-checking-this/12815 **Original content:** https://discourse.openehr.org/t/ref-impl-eiffel-531-awb-15-similar-to-revisions-525-and-527-archetype-invariants-could-never-be-empty-if-attached-so-there-was-no-point-in-archetype-validator-validate-basics-checking-this/12815